Former Montco GOP chairman's law firm restructured following rape allegations

A sign with the name of the former law firm of Kerns, Pearlstine, Onorato & Hladik, LLP in front of an office building on Wissahickon Avenue at the intesection with Church Road in Upper Gwynedd Township. (Photo by Geoff Patton/The Reporter)

Lansdale law firm Kerns, Pearlstine, Onorato & Hladik is no more, following the Nov. 26 arrest of former partner Bob Kerns. Kerns, also the former chairman of the Montgomery County Republican Committee, was charged with the rape of a former staff member at the firm. Following these charges, the law firm is being restructured.

The firm’s website, www.kernslaw.com, is “currently under construction,” according to the site. Calls made to the law office Thursday morning were not answered, though a recorded greeting announced, “Thank you for calling the law offices of Hladik, Onorato and Pearlstine,” with Kerns’ name missing.

Kerns also served as solicitor of Upper Gwynedd Township, though the township is currently deliberating what its next move should be. “We are evaluating our options, and we are in the midst of making a decision as to what we’re going to do,” said Township Manager Len Perrone. That decision should be made in the next couple of days, he said.